Östanvädher

Old Swedish Dictionary - östanvädher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "östanvädher" (or østanvædher) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

östanvädher (østanvædher): östanväder, östanvind. " ffornnwmme wii stadigh ware östan wedher" FM 338 (1507). Go 860; jfr Kock, Medeltidsordspr. 2: 356.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so östanvädher may have also been written as østanvædher

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᛋᛏᛆᚿᚠᛅᚦᚼᚽᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.